Obama right to call for closing 'Gitmo'? #tellusatoday

We asked our followers on Twitter whether President Obama is right to urge closing Guantanamo Bay detention center. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

Close it. Charge and send these people to trial or free them with proper compensation. Being held this way is unjust.

— @citizenXIV

Having Gitmo is a good deterrent to someone who's thinking about doing something to the USA.

— @wmarkdyer

We're the world leader, and we set the standard. This would not be OK if it were our troops. Close it.

— @jtaulbee1

One of America's founding principles is the right to speedy trial. I don't like the idea of detaining people for long periods without trial. ... That said, I like the idea of having a facility for alleged and convicted terrorists that is remote from the U.S. population.

— @PaulRhien

Yes it should close. Get the prisoners onshore. Better methods of handling them are needed.

— @echoman911

Yes, close it. Then transfer all the detainees to Florence, Colo., for safe keeping.